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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-03-24
BOdenh am Briefs.
BY OLD PETE.


Misses Lula Jeffries, Vivian Will
klnson and Ida Gordan, who have
been visiting at Mrs. 7. T. Carriers
for several days, returned home last
week.
Mrs. T. T. Carter whom I re-
ported in my last as being sick is
improving deliberately.
Miss Alice Fitzpatrick, of Shan
non, was a pleasant visitor in our
little village last week.
Mrs. Cynthia Anderson, accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. S. H.
Gates and j. j. Spear, were visiting
at Marhuts last week.
DR.. Cardwell of Alabama is in our
burg this week.
Our better half was sick last
week, but is up again.
Rev. s. H. Stricklin preached an
able sermon at Choate's Creek chap
eli last Sunday with large atten-
dance. There will be preaching ev-
cry 3rd Saturday and Sunday at
the Chapel the rest of the year. all
come next 3rd Saturday and Sun
day.
G. W. Owens was at Harris
Creek pup prospecting last week
didn't get 'em. Hold on, MIR.
Owens, I'll tell you where you can
get nice pup. At Mr.. Bona Gil
liam's of Campbellsville.
Much success to the good old
CITTzEN
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EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT
J. J. zUCCARELLo, EDITOR.
The Pattern Method.
By GEO. H. GILMEk, LYNNvILLE.

AS there seems to be considerable
diversity of opinion concernin anal
ysis in the teaching of mathematics,
it will not be out of place to give the
opinion of a distinguished educator
On that subject, to wit, Col. Francis
w. Parker, of Illinois. THIS gen
tleman probably has not an equal
i n this, or any other country, as an
instructor of the youth. He is &C
knowledged, even by his opponents,
TO be one of those who are destined
to mould public opinion. He says:
"The question has been often asked
me. How much analysis would
you have? By analysis, many teach
ers mean the repetition of a set
formula that has been learned by
heart. That is a pattern by which
all examples of the same kind may
be done with the slightest possible
mental action on the part of the
learner. This is not analysis,
though it is often called by that
name. 1t is pattern learning, and
is simply imitation carried over in
to the sacred region of thought de-
velopment; and it effectualiy pre-
vents the growing of any original
or creative power. Analysis is the
discovery by the thinking powers
of the parts of whole, which must
be, of course, clearly in the mind
before its parts can be mentally
seen. Another difficulty in this so
called elaborate analysis is that it
consumes much valuable time. If
one apple cost three cents, what
what will four apples cost? (Child):
II one apple..costs three cents, four
apples will cost four times as many
cents as one apple costs. There
fore, four apples will cost. four
times three cents. Four times
three cents, are twelve cents.
Therefore: if one apple costs three
cents, four apples will cost twelve
cents think | have not p ut in a II
the words, that can be put into this
complex and useless explanation;
still | have tried to illustrate what
| have very often heard. The ex
ample given is the application Of a
general fact which the child is learn
ing. If the previous work has been
correct, all the child needs to say is
twelve cents;' and 90 on performing
dozen examples, instead of sgon-
izing over the stiff formula Of one"
We might go on quoting from this
and other distinguish ed writers on
the subject, but the above is sufii-
cient to direct the attention of edu-
Gators TO the question in view, and
we feel sure that if they will only
consider for few moments they will
stop this useless, and even peru
cious-habit, l started to say. Per-
nicious because it consume valuable
time and almost destroys the chief
object for which mathematics is
studied. I'VE learn the science of
arithmetic, not for the purpose of
knowing ari' hmetic, but that the
study OF the subject may increase
mental power" says Mr.. Parker,
and adds: "The ARITHMETIC of the
future Will contain not one de6ni-
tion, rule, or explanation of pro-
cess" We hope that this will be
carefully considered by all those en-
gagged in the noble work of train
ing the immortal mind, and that
they will not let habit cause them
to continue the baneful practice Of
teaching mathematics by the "pat-
tern method"
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in Kentucky mules bought this

in Kentucky mules bought this
winter.
Our stock people are making pre-
parations to have grand stock day
here next Saturday. All stock men
are invited to come and take part
in The display.
/ see reports from various parts
Of the country to the effect that the
fruit crop is injured by frost. To
this writing the prospects were new
err better for all kinds and the buds
aud blooms are abundant and
healthy.
l see fields sown to oats on clover
sod that she .illainous cut worm
has already cut down acres Of the
young oats and all the young clio
yer. From the mild winter we have
had we fear the festive cut worm
will give us much trouble again
this year.
Corn planting has been going on
rapidly for ten days past and the
crop will be a large one and gotten
in unusually early.
A saw mill is located on the lands
of Rev. w. H. Groves to saw the
fine body of timber he recently
purchased from Capt. Blackburn.
A telegram from AshvilIe, N. c.,
Saturday brought the sad lntelli-
gence of the death of the mother of
Mrs. w. II. Groves.
r. ID. Gordon of Birmingham
was here among his old friends
Saturday. He reports the produce
market active and everything boom
ing in Birmingham.
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Miss Alice Aberna,hy a bewitch.

Miss Alice Alternately, bewitch.
/ ing maiden from up the country
was visiting at Bill Tarpley's one
evening last week. Two OF Col
As school urchins came up miss
ing that evening after supper. We
expect they were visiting also.
Speaking and recitations every
Friday evening and public Friday
once a month at our Office of in
struction in this vicinity.
Farmers in and around Owl Hol-
low are making all necessary pre-
parations for big crop to coincide
with the boom which is now being
taken on by their more fortunate
neighbors, and to keep pace with
the same Messrs. Sutt!e and Rey-
nolds have purchased a new corn
planter and the former has planted
about fifty acres.
Marks d Butler are always on the
alert end will buy anything on four
feet from pig to an OK.
Esq. Tarpley will have his engine
in order soon.
Preaching at Rehoboth and Sha-
ron on the second and fourth Sun
days, at 3 o'clock p. m. at the for
mer and IL q. IN. at the latter. Sha
ron reorganizes her Sunday school
next Sunday.
The school at Elmwood Academy
opened first Monday with % or 80
pupils under the supervision of
Butler Alternately. The success of
the school is guaranteed from the
fact that he is the son OF Col. A. H.
Alternately, the oldest and best
teacher in the county. The open
ng of this school caused us to lose
some of our best pupils. Mss Lee
Alternately, sister and brother, also
John Abernathy's children, we very
-eluctantly gave up, but are gratifi
ed to know that their mental train
ng will be carefully | 'oked after.
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If DR.. Higdon is right the peopl,
ought to know it. We therefor,
give him full hearing. We call at
tention to the glsring one-sidednes
of Lis argument. II, discusses an.
magnities the burden We are to take
on and he never once mentions the
benefits that we will receive. II
doesn't need any argument to prove
that we ought not to burden our
selves with $4,000 year if there
will not be at least that much profit
to US.
The question is, is there certain
promise of benefit to Giles county
that will justify hef in assuming the
proposed burden? DR.. Higdon
never once touches this question.
He has shown that taxes are bur
densome, and everybody agrees
with him. Now let him show that
there will be no profit in the invest
ment, and he will kill the project
as it ought to be killed.
1t will do no good to argue that
our experience with the n. d d.
road will be repeated. Things have
undergone complete change since
then. That road was bankrupted
by the war and this country was
devastated so that there was no
freight to haul. o. course its bonds
went down, and our people .ost.
The road is paying II Per cent.
now. That gives some idea Of what
the new road will pay.
1t is silly to argue that the road
will not pay. DR.. HigdoD presumes
on the ignorance of the public
when he assumes such q fact He
delivers what he evidently thinks is
a sumner when he asks, if there is
so much money in it, why do not
the moneyed men build it them
selves9 There are very few men in
this country who have enough mon
ey to build 200 miles of railroad.
They have to be built by combined
effort, and it has been demonstrat-
ed that it is wisest and best TO in
terest people along the line so as to
make them participants in its profits
and thus create friends and helpers
to make business for the road. If
Jay Gould were to build this road
by himself all the little demagog5
and small-souled men who dispise
man because he is rich would abuse
him and his road and seek to dam
age it. If they are made partners
in its construction and business
they are friends and co-workers
for it.
The doctors long faced lamenta-
tions over the state debt and bur
densome taxes would be conclusive
if that was the end of the argument,
but when it can be demonstrated
that dollar expended brings Gwo
dollars in return the argument van
ishes like a hot breath ia a high
wind. If there is going to be an.
other war,o earthquakes, or famine,
or judgment day, then this road
may become bankrupted and fail to
DlV
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Harris Greek.

We learn that a Sunday school
will be organized at Pleasant Hill
school house the first Sunday in
April.
Mrs. j. j. Anderson, who has
been an invalid for years, is no
better.
Mrs. F. M. Rose has been on the
sick list lately.
j. H. Lanier has moved from
Shoat's creek to Jos. Colen's place
TO farm.
j. E. Wells mare that had her
leg broken is nearly well.
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Shannon Scraps.
BY SAUCY IKE.

Our wide a-awake and energetic
farmers are working with vim,
breaking their lands, resetting
fences and clearing more land.
Log rollings are also in order, but
they are not so interesting as they
were last year, one of the leading
features, the candidates, being ab-
sent. Wheat, oats and clover are
all looking well. We are fearful
that peaches are all killed, though
we haven't examined very closely.
NJ. B. Harwell and E. G. Garner
went to Athens last week TO work at
the carpenters trade.
Mrs. A G. Wells is quite sick
with pneumonia.
S. A. Freeman is attaching q
grist mill to his saw mill; be is
about ready to grind.
j. F. Vaughan who has been at
tending school at Sneed's Academy
is at home on account of i'll health
Miss Matte Maultsby closed hel
school at Poplar Spring on Friday
last.
j. D. Vaughn was visiting al
home last week.
Our people are enthusiastic over
the railroad question. If anybody
needs a railroad it is US, for We
have to haul our produce fifteen OIL
twenty miles before we can ship it
The Pleasant Ridge Sunday
school left its winter quarters,
where it has been quietly slumber
ing through the winter, and went in
to active operations on the first Sun
day in this month.
1t is whispered that We will have
another wedding soon. Well, W.
would like to know who could keer
a Free man and woman from marry
ing if they want too.
I
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-03-24

The Nashville daily papers are
paid for a page advertisement of
Nashville, her resources and advan-
tages, to attract capital aud people.
Huntsville's citizens are organized
and $500 was appropriated to get
ting up book descriptive of Hunts
vile, to be distributed north to at
tract people and money and energy.
Gallatin people met Saturday
night to organize and advertise
Gallatin and Sumner county.
Pulaski and Giles county have
immense interests at stake, and we
should be alert to attract attention.
Our farming lands are going to pay
and they will be in demand. Our
town can ce made a manufacturing
city if we work for it. There ought
to be public meeting of the citi-
zens of the town and county to take
steps to advertise our country north
and east.
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Lynnville.
BY LYNN.

II was little daughter of j. w.
Dickerson's that was so dangerous
ly sick and not the little boy as re-
ported. The child is much better
and Mr.. d. returned to Sheffield
this week.
o. S. Smith started to Kentucky
Monday to buy two fine jacks to re.
place those sold recently.
Will S. Eel was here and sold
the planning mill and old home
place of j. b. Bray, deceased. ID.
B. Garrett bought the planning mill
property and Chesley West the
home place.
Capt. j. III. Bullock of Franklin
was here Saturday in the interest OF
his paper, the Cotton Planter. He
is the Tennessee editor and wants
all the stock items.
o. S. Smith has lost two young
horses with distemper and has /
number sick. The distemper is ep
idemic all over this country. On
many farms all the work animal
are sick so that it almost stops tn
plows. 1t came here it is though
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-03-24

From Yesterdays Americana
Cotton good ordinary, $50; low
mIddling GIG
Flour-family, So TOAD 25
Wheat, car load lots, sSa00; from
wagons, S21aaSG.
Corn--sacked in depo., 80.
Cattle, best butchers, $3.75a4 90; med
ium 2 50a3 .25; grazing steers 2.50a3.5O
Extra good shippers 3.75s4 90.
Sheep-good fat 3,50a4 90
Hogs-mixed to best heavy 4.60a5. 90
light 0Oa4.25
Bacon clear country sides 8;
Shoulders 6la hams l0a1lc
Country lard 7a71a'
Butter l5a23; eggs 10
Becswax 20; feathers, choice 30
Tallew 80
Oats, from wagons, Doc
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Comprehensive.
BY SCRiBDLER.

Some Of our farmers have planted
corn. Wheat is looking well.
Rev. McKensey preached at the
G. z. church Sunday. His sermon
was on temperance.
Rev. George Mitchell will preach
next Sunday. He is very popular
with the people here, and large
audience will be expected.
The sacramento meeting will he
held on the LIST Sunday in April.
r c. English went to Louisville
Friday, with car load of cattle.
Mr.. James Zuccarello is spen d ing
this week with his brother and sis
tiers here.
Mr.. De Pinkleton, the young man
who married last week, came very
near getting killed Thursday. A
team OF young mules ran away with
him, threw him out of the wagon,
and he was picked up almost life
less. DR.. Upshaw was Immediately
summoned, and found that one oil
his ribs was broken and his head
badly bruised. He is some better
at this writing Monday.
Several Of Our young ladies and
gentlemen met at the institute Fri
day night, and organized Literary
Club. Mr.. Newt. Campbell was
chosen president, Miss Ada Cook
vice president, Miss Florence Alex.
ander secretary, and Mr.. Tom Shell
ton assistant secretary. Friday
night is the appointed time fol
meeting.
Our sch ool'has enrolled So pupils
The following received 100 merit.
curing the month, ending Novem
Der 1lth: Tom Callahan, Sam Rog
ers, Robert Kimbrough, James ano
Tom Shelton, Miss Sallie Campbell
and Laura Herbert.
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Want to Sell.

I DESIRE to sell my summer cot
Il tsge at EIkmont Springs, inclnd-
ing one twentynintb interest in the
whole Springs property. l want to
sell because | need the money. l
would pot take twice its cost if ]
could hold it. Elkmont's boom
will come and mine wi Ii he the most
valuable lot because it is the near
est one to the spring. Four rooms,
a long porch and cook room. VIII
sell at cost. LAPS. d. MCCoRD.
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man, are getting more work than
they can do. Our town is on a boom
In everything. l think we will have
to lay it out in town lots and have
a sale.
Our r. A. d. N. club has plenty
to do Cow, but think we would have
better success if we get W. A. Golf
man, Louis Potts, H. G. Barber and
Bill Hastings to join US.
Mr.. r. D. Alternately is teaching
for us this year and has a good
school. We like him much.
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isase BALI Notes.

Dick Rice ha@been signed by
the Ruths for short stop. He made
himself fomous last season.
The Boobies and Cages ran a.
gainst each other again last Friday
and the Cayces went down as usual.
This makes five out of five-and it
is the last.
There will be some great bail
played at Lyrnville Saturday. The
Grigsbys will tackle the .Lynnvilles
on their native calf lot, and they
say they are not going to let them
make q score.
The Ruths will get there some
time with their slovepipe hats
They fan the air in fashionable
slyle.
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Aspen Hill.
TELEPHONED BY W.

that | once more attempt to com
municate with the dear old CITIZEN,
which is one of the best country pa
pers that we ever read. / noticed
in a few mum bers back that Mr.. S.
d. Clack was very anxious to hear
from US and wanted some one to
give all the boys big hug. | hope
sill the girls who went to school to
him all their lives don't feel bad.
Business OF every kind is improv-
ing some in this section.
10. Howard, cold has erected sew
eral new houses on the hill.
W, S. Fogg will commence build
ing new store house just north of
tue old one some time in next
month, | understand.
W. G. Inman & Co. have receiv-
ed lot of new spring goods, the
loyeliest that they ever had.
Mrs. Jimmie Madry of Lynnville
spent few days with us last week.
Miss Della Simms has been visit
ing Miss Loura Marks at Rehoheth
q few days and has been very sick
since her return, | learn.
Miss Minnie Myers of Martin
College has been visiting relatives
at this place.
Rev, II. L. Booth preached for us
last Sunday week and had large
audience.
We have had great deal of
sickness here of late. Dr. Ii. /.
Butler and little Carol Browning
are on the sick list. but l am glad
to report them better.
John and Arch Gates left for Dali
las, Texas, Friday. This is the
third trip to Texas for the boys.
Luck 10 you.
David and Joseph Fudge left for
the far west Saturday. They are
quite young in the cause, but go it,
boys.
A. E. Marks and N. S. Beasley
are in the cattle business very ex-
tensiveIy. r. V. Small and D. r.
Shores are also dealing. They buy
every little calf they can find.
r. H. Ragsdale and NJ. NJ. Mitch
ell have gone into the Texas pony
business. Do not know what they
will do next.
Falls, Barkhau & Co., our rock
men, are shipping two to three cars
of stone to Birmingham daily. They
are doing a rousing business. They
work from twelve to twenty men.
R. II. Cooper is bossing for them.
He. is young man and understands
the rock business. Mr.. G. II. Clinds
Of that firm, is visiting the rock
works.
A. j. Kimbro IS keeping boarding
house.
NJ. V. Wright and j. A. Kimbro
will commence building the railroa d
soon.
DIR. j. P. Madry is speaking of To-
eating in Lincoln county. The doc
tor is q nice and useful man and we
hate to give him up.
DR.. G. p. Reeves will probably GO
to Sheffield.
Some of our boys had an egg
eating match. One got away with
% and the other "a. Eggcell tina,
if you can. Next morning they had
a doctor.
Capt. Jim Rivers was with us
yesterday. Call again, captain, We
love 10 hear you talk prohibition.
Mrs. N. 1. Howard is visiting bel
sister, Mrs. I. H.. Browning a
Prospect.
w. G. Inman was seriously Grip
Piled, but is now convalescent.
Nj. NJ. Mitchell and Capt. jim
Rivers will go to Kentucky soon t,
buy stock.
/ DR.. II. L. Butler lost one of BIZ
out-houses by fire last Friday eve.
ning-a heavy loss-no insurance
We are sorry for him and do no
know what Muck will DO.
: B. F. Browning, our blacksmith
t and j. w. Fudge, our woodwork
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Temperance Meeting.

A mass meeting of the friends OF
temperance and prohibition is
called to meet in Pulaski on Tues
day, April 9th, 1887, for the pur-
pose of forming an organization for
Giles county. Every temperance
alliance, lodge of Good Templars
or other similar organization, in
Guiding churches, are respectfully
requested to send delegates, so as to
have at least every civil district in
the county thea and there repre-
scented.
~ n AprpNATuy Pres
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-03-24

Rev. Jno. E. Harrison, pastor Of
the Nj. r. church at Franklin, Tenn,
Will preach at the Nj. K. church in
Pulaski by interchange with Rev.
b. f. Haynes, next Sunday. morn
ing and night. He is good preach
err. Mr. Haynes goes thence to
Gsllatin where he lectures Monday
and Tuesday nights and at SPRING
field Wednesday night.
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G. C. ALTERNATELY, Pres.

When Mr.. Beecher reads the fol-
lowing 'jem" from the Union City
Anchor, he will be glad he died:
His Beecher's remains have been
laid away, but his name will ever
live and a lustre of holy light will
form around it peculiar halo that
will glitter down the vistas of time
forever.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-03-24

Rev. Jno. H. Nichols of Elkton,
the author of Grub LAX, a treatise
on baptism that made nation al
reputation for the author few years
ago, is engaged in writing a screed
on prohibition in which he will
treat the objections urged by lis OPP
ponents in the same lurid, crushing
style, 1t Will doubtless have big
RIM
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Owl Hollow.
BY CHEEKY JOE

Our community is on a boom al
SO. Ben Aymett gave a sociable
last Friday night.
Miss Bette Abel nathy, one OF
Elkton's charming school mains,
spent Saturday and Sunday at hel
fathers.
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MARKET REPORT,
PULASKI, March %, 1887.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.

COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PAID BY DEALERS HERE
Corn, 35,
Wheat, 75, Oats 30c
Bacon, dry smoked shoulders Ia
Sides 8; hams 81.
Lard, Sc.
Butter, l5a20.
Eggs, SMc.
Beeswax, Is
Tallow,3Hc.
Feathers, SIC.
Hides, Green, Sac; Dry flint, II
Meal, 40
Dried Apples, 81. Peaches 8
Peas--Gray SO; White 80
Beans White $1.00al.25.
Cotton Seed, per l00ib, 27c
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-03-24

The Cyruston correspondent of
the Fayetteville Express last week
thus writes:
Abig thing in surgery..was perform
ed in our neighborhood last We'd
nesday, by DR.. W. L. Wilson, of Pu-
laski, brother of your mayor.
He removed from Mrs. W. A. John
son what the doctors call an ovarian
colloid tumor, weighing over SO
pounds. The doctors present say
the operation was performed in a
skillful and mastery way, but ow-
ing to the great size OF the tumor
and shock, the patient died he next
day. Mrs. Johnson leaves husband
and several children who have the
sympathy of our people.
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The Pulaski Building Association

The PuIaskl BnlIdlng Assoclatlon
organized Monday night by electing
J. b. Stacy president and Will S.
Ezell secretary and treasurer. 1t is
now in full operation and the mem
bership is increasing A short time
is given to allow persons to get into
the first deal The shares now mum
Der 400.